Meanings
nounHungarian cinch (plural Hungarian cinches)
plural Hungarian cinches
- datedslangA sure thing; a certainty.
for if I ever encounter an absolute Hungarian Cinch in my long and illustrious career, this is it
1976, Bill Pronzini, Byrne's Book of Great Pool Stories1 more example
our great State numbers among its residents, Minnesota Fats; and that it is a Hungarian cinch that these words of praise will embarrass Minnesota Fats
1970, Journal of the House of Representatives
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